I don’t remember exactly when I started journaling. I just know that I always have for as long as I can remember. The stacks of journals hidden away at the bottom of my closet are evidence of that.
Journaling for me is probably the most consistently exercised practice in my personal and spiritual life. There have been seasons when I don’t reach for my journal as often, but I always eventually end up seeking the solace its pages have to offer.
My journals have held many prayers over the years. Prayers of lament, frustration, anger, and joy. They hold my dreams, goals, reflections, and all the ways I notice God moving throughout each day. They hold messy thoughts and short little quotes that I find to be inspiring or thought-provoking.
I go to my journal expecting to encounter the Holy Spirit, and I always do, even if it looks like jotting down three sentences of whatever I’m carrying in my wound-up heart.
I believe that journaling can act as a powerful tool to grow deeper in our relationship with God, our faith, and our very identity as individuals Beloved by Christ.
I want to speak today to those who are maybe not familiar with journaling or think that it’s simply not for them. I want to speak to those who have put down their journal for whatever reason and remind them that it sits waiting patiently, offering you a gentle invitation to come and begin again.
In today’s blog post, we’re going to unpack the spiritual practice of journaling.
At the end of today’s blog post, there’s also some bonus content where I extend an invitation to explore, and join if you feel led to, a program called Journal Gently; an 8-week program designed to help you use writing as a way to process hurt, grief, and trauma with God.
Click the link below to read or listen 👇🏼💛🌿
Read or Listen: Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: For the Beginners and Those Who Want to Begin Again
xo,
celia